As rice farmers all over the country harvest their crops, the farmers in the Mahaica and Mahaicony areas are patiently waiting to find out if they will receive assistance for the next crop after the losses they suffered due to the punishing El Nino drought.
However, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder says that in order for any assistance to be considered, there needs to be a full assessment of the losses that the farmers have experienced and this cannot be done until the ministry receives full information.
“Well, right now we deh at the harvesting stage and that is what most farmers are doing. We ain’t finish or anything and